Kitty Thompson: Finally, a ‘Cool Britannia’ we can get behind
Kitty Thompson discusses the need for Britain to adapt to increasing heatwaves by reversing the air conditioning ban. The Conservative party's recent pledge aims to address the challenges posed by rising temperatures and improve living conditions. This adaptation is essential as climate change becomes a reality that affects productivity and daily life.
- ▪The Conservatives have pledged to reverse the air conditioning ban in response to England's heatwaves.
- ▪Current regulations block the adoption of mechanical cooling in new homes, which is increasingly necessary.
- ▪Climate change is no longer a distant threat, and adaptation measures are essential for coping with hotter summers.
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Kitty Thompson is Head of Campaigns at the Conservative Environment Network. In true British fashion, we respond to heatwaves with sweaty stoicism: paddling pools inflated, the frozen aisle pillaged, and men cosplaying as colonial officers in their finest linen garb. We treat 30+ degree weather as something to be endured rather than adapted to. But there is another way. To make British summers bearable, we need to Cool Britannia. Amid England’s first proper heatwave of the year, the Conservatives pledged to reverse what has become known as the “air con ban”. This is the combination of local planning rules and national building regulations that effectively blocked the adoption of mechanical cooling in new homes.
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